Mobile Game Reviews: Let's Talk Gladiator Rising

In this daily blog (and video)-series I take a first impressions look at the best mobile games that I come by. Be sure to share your favorite mobile game with the rest of us in the comments below!

Play as a rogue, warrior, or wizard in 2D pixel-styled roguelike RPG Gladiator Rising, as you battle it out against increasingly more difficult opponents in the arena, buy randomly shuffled weapons from the NPCs, upgrade stats, sleep to regain health, and repeat.

Monetization happens through a $1 IAP to remove ads, and an occasional incentivized video ad.

The game is fun but really difficult until you get the grip of it - if you die, you're dead. Completely dead. You start from scratch.